Cypriot leaders agree to resume reunification negotiations

The leaders of Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities agreed to resume their stalled negotiations for reunifying the eastern Mediterranean island and drew a roadmap putting off their conclusion from the end of this month to mid-January, the United Nations said on Friday.

A United Nations statement after a four-hour long dinner hosted by the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said the leaders will meet from Jan. 9 to 11 in Geneva to exchange maps on territorial adjustments.

Their meetings will be followed by a conference on Jan. 12 with the guarantor powers -- Britain, Greece and Turkey -- to agree security arrangements. Endit